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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

EIN 95-1644628Environment California Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to research, education and conservation, and display of California native plants

Incorporated in 1939, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is an educational and scientific institution, fostering stewardship of the natural world through inspired learning, rigorous scholarship, and premier displays. With an emphasis on plants native to California, the Garden advances the knowledge and understanding of plant life and provides a rewarding experience for visitors. The Garden's living collections, including more than 1,000 taxa of plants, are featured throughout 40 acres accessible by over 5.5 miles of public trails. Composed of over 140,000 specimens of plants, the herbarium represents the region's largest scientific collection of preserved central coast plants.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.80Overall score
out of 100

87.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,969,341

Total expenses · USD$3,907,707

Program expenses

$2,911,241.71 recorded amount

74.5%

Fundraising expenses

$453,294.01 recorded amount

11.6%

Administrative expenses

$535,355.86 recorded amount

13.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Windhager Steven
Recorded compensation: $163,100.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.17%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Incorporated in 1939, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is an educational and scientific institution, fostering stewardship of the natural world through inspired learning, rigorous scholarship, and premier displays. With an emphasis on plants native to California, the Garden advances the knowledge and understanding of plant life and provides a rewarding experience for visitors. The Garden's living collections, including more than 1,000 taxa of plants, are featured throughout 40 acres accessible by over 5.5 miles of public trails. Composed of over 140,000 specimens of plants, the herbarium represents the region's largest scientific collection of preserved central coast plants.
`ein` EIN	95-1644628
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3907707.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.13699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11599999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.745
`fscore` Financial score	87.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Windhager Steven
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	163100.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0417
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to research, education and conservation, and display of California native plants
`name` Charity name	Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4969341.0
`score` Overall score	90.8
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2911241.715
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	453294.012
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	535355.8589999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-1644628
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.